African Agriculture and Food Systems
EXCLUSIVE • FOOD SECURITY • GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT The $100 Billion Harvest: In the largest expansion of its agricultural transformation agenda since its celebrated debut at the World Economic Forum in 2010, Tanzania has activated three new growth corridors spanning 17 regions — a move that could reshape food systems across Africa and redefine the continent’s […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 1st, 2026 | Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Tanzania Activates Northern, Central, and Mtwara Agricultural Corridors in Biggest Agri Push Since SAGCOT First-phase consultations spanning 17 regions across three new corridors mark the most significant expansion of Tanzania’s agricultural transformation agenda since SAGCOT simultaneously launched at Dar es Salaam and Davos in […]
In rural Kenya, where nearly 40% of the population still lacks improved sanitation, an affordable Japanese-designed toilet solution is quietly transforming communities — one pit latrine at a time. For millions of families across rural Kenya, the daily reality of sanitation is anything but dignified. Open pit latrines attract flies and disease. Handwashing stations are […]
ENERGY & DEVELOPMENT Project Steering Committee declares Africa’s largest hydropower project 100% complete as national power generation surges from 1,600 MW to over 4,000 MW — with new transmission lines advancing rapidly. By Our Correspondent | Pwani, Tanzania | February 26, 2026 IN THE vast expanse of the Rufiji River basin, where waters once flowed […]
A fifteen-year experiment in public-private partnership, once confined to a single corridor in southern Tanzania, is now being scaled across the nation — and its early results suggest a model the continent should be watching closely. For fifteen years, a quiet revolution unfolded along the fertile stretch of southern Tanzania that runs from the Indian […]
Agriculture · Trade · Policy The Invisible Billions: How East Africa’s Agro-Processing Wealth Vanishes from Farm Budgets — and Why It Matters for 100 Million Farmers A grain of sorghum grown by a Ugandan smallholder becomes Senator Keg in a Kenyan brewery and excise tax in a government treasury — yet none of that wealth […]
Kilimokwanza.org Research Analysis | February 2026 Executive Summary On 17 December 2025, Japan’s Asahi Group Holdings announced an agreement to acquire Diageo’s 65% controlling stake in East African Breweries PLC (EABL) for approximately US$2.3 billion in net proceeds, implying an enterprise value for EABL of US$4.8 billion. This represents the first time a major Japanese […]
In Mtwara, where the Indian Ocean meets some of Africa’s richest agricultural potential, leaders from Lindi, Ruvuma, and Mtwara delivered a unified message: the era of cashew dependency is over. Soybeans, avocados, sesame, and value-added processing are the future — and 150,000 smallholder farmers are the vehicle. For decades, the story of southern coastal Tanzania […]
In Arusha, at the foot of Mount Meru, Tanzania’s most export-ready agricultural regions united under a single corridor framework , with a mandate to build world-class cold chains, meet international phytosanitary standards, and transform East Africa’s premier horticultural gateway into a $100 billion agricultural economy’s northern front line. If the Central Corridor is the spine […]
From Singida to the shores of Lake Victoria, Tanzania’s largest agricultural corridor came alive as Regional Commissioners, government leaders, and private sector stakeholders declared: “We have received the assignment, and we are ready to deliver.” The Central Corridor is the spine of Tanzania’s agricultural ambition. Stretching from the administrative capital Dodoma through the grain belt […]